they'll extend jobless benefits and fix medicare funding. if all of this sounds familiar, other than a minor change or two, it's nearly identical to the senate legislation that passed with overwhelming bipartisan support and house republicans rejected earlier this week. that opened up a divide between house hard-liners and the gop

establishment. leading republican voices were openly calling on john baner to back down to agree to a two-month extension or risk ruining the bran. tonight, looking pretty grim. >> doing the right thing for the right reasons is always the right thing to do. and while everyone asks for a full-year extension of these programs, a lot of people wrn willing to put the effort in as the holidays were aetch proing to get it done.ç our members were. so i'm proud of the efforts they put into this. >> dane a bash will join us shortly to explain the specifics. president obama was quick to praise the outcome, the staple reading this, this is real money that will make a real difference in people's lives. i want to thank everyone american who raised their voice to remind folks in this town what this debate was all about. to give you an idea of the intense pressure the lawmakers were feeling, take a look at these two entries from

republican congressman's rick crawford's web page. the first one reads crawford rejects irresponsible payroll tax deal. and a 180, crawford to boehner, let's compromise. joining us to explain the compromise, how it works, what it means for you, dana bash joins us now. she's been very busy over the last few days. house republicans saying they wrn going to budge on this at all. what changed between that and this afternoon? >> even when they were saying that, sanjay, we talked about last night, the pressure on them was enormous. first of all, this morning, right after that press conference, the senate republican leader basically issued a statement breaking his silence and really shoving the house republicans into this position, saying enough is enough effectively. you've got to go ahead and pass this two-month extension. privately, i'm told, he was more stern, that he doesn't want negotiations. the speaker called the president

asking for help from the white house to negotiate something kind of a middle ground. the president refused. the white house refused to send anybody up here to the hill so the speaker had to negotiate with the senate majority leader and he tends to take and his people tend to take a harder line. lastly, maybe this is the most important, sanjay, the people, the constituents, people who sent them here. they were very upset. we heard from republican sources that the members who did go home for christmas were hearing from people, wait a minute, you really are going to be there in washington and not pass this extension and make sure i have this extra money in my pocket? that's just not going to fly. >> i want to point out something as well, dana, that may be a formality but an important one. the speaker says he's going to get this passed unanimously without having to call people back to vote. here's what congressman mike kelly told john king about this this evening. >> you could come to the capital tomorrow and say i object and break this deal if i don't like it. pill you do that. >> john, i'm not so sure i'm not

going to do that. >> dana, are we sure this is really going to happen? and this is going to pass tomorrow? >> after covering this congress for the past year, i will not say i'm sure about anything anymore, sanjay, however, the speaker's office certainly feel pretty confident they are going to be able to get this passed without having to call members of congress back to actually do it in person. but i'll be here tomorrow night. that's going to happen tomorrow night. >> still have a chance to check in with you on that tomorrow. stay with us now. i'll bring in john king and candy crowley as well. thanks everybody for joining us. we talked about this, you and i we heard house republicans making braveheart-type references about fighting to the end. this looks like a surrender. does it? is it? >> they fought till the end and they surrendered, yes, they can say they did both. they're getting a small tweak in the language but they caved under relentless pressure. you have a president who used the bully pulpit today, effectively over the last week

or so. today he surrounded himself with real people. he said these would be the people who would be hurt. you have the senate republican leader who said i cut this deal with the democrats. the republicans lost their leverage when that happened. we had a majority of republicans in the senate voting for the two-month extension. they lost the leverage in washington politically and they were losing the narrative out in the country politically as well, heading into an election year, sanjay. they cut their losses. >> candy, if you give us a peek behind the curtain was it a sense, do you think, that the republicans thought they could really win on this issue? >> as hard as this is to believe, i have to tell you, the great mystery of this is that this was such a losing issue for the republicans from the start of this, six weeks ago, when you looked at it, there is no way you could allow this tax cut on payroll, on the payroll tax to expire withoutç people saying,

wait a minute, republicans fought all year long against tax increases for millionaires and now they're doing a tax increase on middle class. that's exactly how the democrats portrayed it from the very beginning. and here is a party, the republicans, who have threatened to hire. you're saying we can't do tax increases. it just was a very, very hard one to do. i must say, i think there were some in the tea party portion of the republican party on house side that saw a string of victories that they have been able to have, often working with the president which may have been why the president sent john boehner back to harry reid. nonetheless, they may have been encouraged by past victories. you know what, we're on an election eve year. and it just didn't work this time. >> you know, i want to explore some of those details, dana, that candy is bringing up we like to keep them honest here on "360," as you know. this is a two-month fix. they promised they're going to start negotiating right away on

a year-long extension but we don't have a guarantee that will happen. that was part of the resistance that we heard from the house republicans, right? >> that's exactly right. the resistance even more importantly from the senate democrats, why they felt they needed and the senate republicans why they needed a two-month extension. issue at this point in time everybody says they want the one-year extension but how do you pay for it? the whole package costs between 120, $160 billion. and the whole reason why they had the short-term fix in the senate is because they couldn't come to an agreement on how to pay for it. does it sound familiar? it should, because this is the issue we've seen throughout the year on various battles. how do you pay for it to make sure the debt and deficit don't go up? there are partisan divides on just how to do that. that's not going to stop. it's going to continue. it's not going to be easy for them to come together on this. >> speaking of paying for it, one of the narratives, john king, that was part of this as well, millionaires were going to

get taxed to help pay for this. that's not part of this deal. given that were you surprised in part by some of the statements from democrats that sounded a bit like they were gloating? >> they're gloating today but you make an important point. the democrats have not gotten what they want, that is to change the tax rates, make millionaires pay more to pay for this. the republicans backed down. when we come back from the holidays, we'll be in the election year, not just talking about the election year. all of these issues will come back up when they negotiate the long term, they'll have to pay for it. they won't get tax increases on millionaires, most likely. what programs are we going to cut? that's a tough one. we're talking about a tiny issue, payroll tax. a lot of people don't like to think about it because it comes out of the social security tax fund. we're going to get that a tax cut debate next year and the republicans will use the kbots the democrats said this week, how could they possibly raise

taxes right now? those quotes will come back on this debate. this chapter is closed but the fight is not over. >> people will be held accountable for those words to are some time to come. candy, any idea of the impact on this on the republican candidates? are people feeling on the defensive, should they be engaging more. >> the republican candidates stayed as far away from this as they could possibly get with the exception of michele bachmann. they did not want to get into this, because of what was driving the opposition is the tea party. you don't want to get caught between the tea party. >> lyght, right. i couldn't help but notice, dana, if you looked at speaker boehner's demeanor and you talked to him directly, you notice his demeanor in the presser, he just did not seem happy at all. you get this idea he's leading the caucus filled with people who don't care as much about the

political consequences. how tough a year has this been for him, do you think? >> obviously it's been a great year. incredibly tough, sanjay. you're exactly right. i was struck by something candy said earlier about the fact that this was obviously a politically terrible idea for republicans from the beginning to fight this fight. guess what, the house speaker didn't have much of a choice. he is a very smart politician. there's no question, he knew this was a bad political fight to pick. he had a çconference, a republican caucus which revolted when he said he wanted to make this deal on a two-month extension. there's no question it's been incredibly tough for him. so far he navigated it pretty well. i'm told on the conference call he had this evening with members of his conference, generally he comes to them and asks them for approval. not this time. he said this is my deal, this is what istruck and this is what i'm doing. did not take any questions and it was over. i was told he sounded, quote, tired and ticked off. >> i bet. you saw a lot of this unfold, fascinating insight.

we appreciate it. happy holidays, guys. thanks for joining us, dana bash, john king, candy crowley. let us no he what you think at home, on google, facebook as well as twitter. up next, speaker boehner, president obama, who ben it ifs from today's breaking news? it may not be as simple as some are claiming. later, does a wave of deadly bombings mean things are unraveling in iraq? you'll hear from an expert who says the region is bracing for civil war. first, though, let's check in with isha. >> we'll tell you about a woman who's doing time because one dog did just that. was it legit or anotherple example of junk science in court? that and much more when "360" continues. back then, he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future but fortunately, somebody else was.

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president obama. here to talk about it tonight paul begala and former bush white house secretary ari fleischer. ari, let me start with you. everyone thinks they lost the optics on this tax cut issue. what do you think went wrong here for them? >> what i think went wrong is house republican's put perceptions first. they tried to do something long term. it's why the tea party got elected to change the way washington does business. my message to the president and harry reid is congratulations. you're now governing in two-month increments. what a wonderful way to lead a country. that's what they did for us. they mistook for for a town where you could do it for a year long. politically it didn't work. >> you have to agree, ari, that a lot of people who have been paying attention on both sides of the aisle say, look, the optics in the end were the house republicans look like they weren't going to allow this tax cut to happen. and that's a core issue for them. >> no, republicans passed a measure that cut taxes for one year.

it was the senate that didn't let that happen. i don't think there's any dispute about that fact. they got into a dispute about whether the tax cut should be two months or one year and you had a washington standoff. they passed a one-year tax cut. the notion that republicans aren't for tax cuts is a laughable notion. republicans always have been for them, always will be. what's happening is the democrats are getting dragged along through republican position. they did outmaneuver the republicans in terms of the december 31st deadline. >> one of the things you brought up, ari, when we talked about this earlier in the week, paul, i want to ask you about this, is a little bit more about what the deal is all about, and the substance, for example. what is paying for these tax cuts? one of the things the president wanted, paul, all along is taxing millionaires to help pay for these tax cuts. he didn't get that. is this an unqualified victory for president obama and the dems? >> i think that's a very good point. that's the real dispute. democrats didn't want two months and the republicans wanted a year. what happened is republicans

wanted a year-long tax cut for the middle class, paid for -- so we wouldn't lose the money out of social security. the payroll tax comes out of the social security trust fund. we don't want to lose the revenue so democrats put forward a proposal that would ask citizens who make more than a million a year to pay 1.9% more. less than two pennies on the dollar after you make a million bucks to pay for this middle class tax cut. it was good economics. it was good politics. that's where the republicans balked. they don't believe in tax cuts per se, not if they go to the middle class. if it's about the rich they will pay any price, bear any burden, defend any friend, oppose any foe to make sure that millionaires and billionaires don't have to pay even two pennies -- two pennies -- more. that's really the heart of the republican problem is that they're seen now as the party of the wealthy elite and the democrats are now seen as the party of the middle class. that's who this fight was about. >> ari, i want you to respond to that. the issue all along was how this was going to be paid for. that does seem to have gotten

buried over the last couple of weeks in discussing this. >> paul's exactly right. the democrats want to pay for everything with another tax hike on somebody. that's why the taxes always go up when you have democrats in charge. the reason that's so destructive, especially for social security, if social security is no longer a retirement fund, you take money, you give it to the government, they're supposed to invest it for you in social security. they're supposed to not spend it which they always do. as soon as you break the bond where your money that comes out of your payroll taxes goes for your social security and you pay for it out of general revenues, it's a welfare program. you have broken the bond that fdr, lbj and all of those who came before us fought for. now social security is nothing but another redistribution of income program. and to extend paul's logic, one year from now when the same tax cut is up again, what will they do? let's tax somebody else and make them pay for somebody else's social security. let's just abolish all payroll

taxes in that case and make it all come out of income taxes. that's the inevitable logic. >> happy holidays to both of you. i know you're spending time with your mother as well. wish her happy holidays. >> thanks and to you too. >> thank you guys. in iraq and now with u.s. troops gone the violence is ramping up. a string of coordinated attacks killing more than 60 people today in baghdad. what does this say about security there without american forces and could this be a step towards civil war. a lot of people asking this.ç plus, former players suing the nfl. they say the league misrepresented the impact of concussions after their days on the gridiron is over. vegas! no, this is a test drive. vegas! [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get zero first month's payment, zero down, zero security deposit

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a wave of bombings across baghdad today killing more than 60 people. it's less than a week after the last american troops left iraq. but already some are comparing this to the worst days of the insurgency when sectarian violence brought the country to the brink of civil war. the list of targets include the market, a coffee shop, even a school, just as children were arriving for class. they hit almost exclusively a neighborhood shared by shias and sunnis. it's setting the stage for a battle. talk about it, let's bring in arwa damon who is live in baghdad and former cia director, robert bear. he's a columnist for time.com.

alsoç author of the book "the company we keep." thank you both for joining us. arwa, i've read some of what you've written today. you say what's happening right now is the iraqi's worst nightmare. what is the latest that you're seeing there from baghdad? >> well, sanjay, when we think about what took place here, 16 explosions in the span of two hours during morning rush hour. this very much is exactly what many iraqis feared would take place when the u.s. military withdrew. this casts a huge question mark as to whether or not the iraqi security forces can actually protect the population. it wasn't just the explosions in the morning. there were four explosions that took place at night as well. once again, civilians are thrown into the mindset of that utmost fear not knowing if when you leave your house you're going to see your loved ones again. >> i can't imagine living under those circumstances. bob, you say it could be even potentially worse than that. you say your sources inside iraq tell you that they're already stockpiling weapons for potential all-out civil war?

>> i've got multiple calls today from people inside that are worried about a civil war. they think that maliki will make a grab for power, that there will be ethnic cleansing in baghdad, sunnis will be forced out. and there's some sort of defense of western iraq, which is mannly sunni iraq in the north. the indictment -- not the indictment but the arrest warrant for the vice president is a really bad sign and they're taking it as a bad sign. they are preparing for the worst. >> so you're talking about the prime minister, who's shia, the vice president you're talking about who has this warrant out is sunni. arwa, you've talked about the fact that many of these attacks have the hallmark of an al qaeda affiliate in iraq. how much do you think this is sectarian score settling? how much do you think it's terrorist groups asserting its control on the power vacuum? >> sanjay, all of that morphs

together in this gray area when it comes to iraq. the attacks appear to bear the hallmarks of al qaeda-linked groups because of the level of sophistication and coordination amongst them. that being said, there is also the reality here that with this political instability a vacuum is created. and that vacuum tends to be filled by violent extremist groups from both sides of the spectrum, groups who don't believe that dialogue is the way to settle political disputes but rather that violence is. the great concern again is that this is once again going to set off that cycle of tit-for-tat sunni versus shia attacks. >> to be clear, bob, there are still 17,000 american diplomats and private security contractors in iraq. many concentrated in the u.s. embassy in baghdad. you've said you're very concerned about the safety of those people as well, is that right? >> well, the security forces are contractors. they're well-qualified, but they can't contain an assault from a militia group.

solder -- sadr has talked about the embassy being too large. it's vulnerable. in the event of a civil war even right now it could come under attack. i think the state department should be very worried about that and we could have to rescue that mission. >> arwa, there on the ground given that there's no military muscle to speak of left in the country, does the united states have any influence on events happening there on the ground? >> not a lot, sanjay. the u.s. doesn't have a really strong trump card that it can play against the iraqis to try to force or influence what's happening here. the best that they can do right now is to urge these various leaders to try to sit around a negotiating table. the political crisis right now is actually monumental. you have the government collapsing like a house of cards, each side by the day growing more polarized against the other.

it's sunni versus shia, arab versus kurd. all of these various fault lines that are existing are crumbling apart. there are so many points percolating that at any given moment in time could erupt into war along any sort of sectarian or ethnic line. >> bob, building on what arwa is saying, iran has long been talked about as the real power player potentially in iraq. what are your sources telling you in terms of how the iranians are involved in this and the ç relationship with maliki? >> there is a power vacuum there and you'll see three powers being sucked into this conflict if it turns bad, and that would be iran, it would include turkey and saudi arabia. saudi arabia has said it will defend the sunni. i think it will. i think it will send it arms, it will send it money. the iranians can't avoid getting involved. as much as they may want to.

they worry about the kurdish north as well. >> bob baer, thank you so much. arwa damon, please stay safe. there's a lot more going on. isha sesay joins us with a news break. >> sanjay, we're getting our first look today at what one group told us of the massacre on the street. be warned, the pictures are graphic. the group says people were surrounded by security and military forces then slaughtered. another group said 35 more people died today in clashes throughout the country. a 360 follow on an investigation when an experimental drug to treat small position called st-246. the obama administration awarded the $432 million contract to seger technologies. several republican congressmen have signed a letter to health and human services secretary to kathleen sebelius demanding services for the deal. we're interested in finding more

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this week we've been taking a look at the science involved in catching criminals. the amazing breakthroughs we see on popular television shows that may or may not be quite so amazing in the real world. police have long used scenting dogs to search out suspects or look for evidence. lately more and more evidence found by these canines is being relied on to convict criminals.

the question is how reliable is it. here's tom foreman. >> reporter: across the country in places like vincent, alabama, dogs like these are being trained to help investigate crimes. they are energetic, smart, and one of them could put you into jail. just ask professor larry myers of auburn university. he spent a lifetime studying their abilities and he said they can even identify murder suspects. so they're fully capable of doing this? >> oh, yes. if trained properly and if they're in good health, yes. yes. capable. >> reporter: sound farfetched? not in cold spring, texas. that's where a few years back a school janitor named murray burr was murdered, stabbed dozens of times in his home, and

this young woman, megan winfrey was convicted of the killing because a dog by scent alone put her at the murder scene. now she's in prison serving a life sentence. >> the dog scent thing, that's the biggest joke there ever was. >> reporter: her father, richard, was stunned that the evidence stood up. after all, he and megan's brother were also identified as suspects by that dog. but the courts dropped the charges after deciding the dog evidence was fatally flawed. >> i just can't believe that that's even thought of, that ç they can take somebody's life away over a dog. >> reporter: so how are dogs trained for so-called scent lineups? professional trainer and police officer, david vladimir gave us a demonstration with some unused pizza boxes. targets in this case, vials of bed bugs but in a crime within maybe bits of clothing from suspects and others would be placed where a dog could only smell them. >> we'll close the box so that

there's no visual clue. >> reporter: the dog would then be given a scent from, say, the crime scene and brought in to sniff around. if he sits in front of a sample, he's matched a suspect to the crime. >> good boy. >> reporter: but here's the problem. if the handler knows what investigators want with a slight nod, pause, or even a blink he can send a signal. >> there are many, many different ways in which you could accidentally tell the dog where the target was? >> right. and to be fair, it's usually unintentional. >> reporter: the trainer whose dog helped convict dog helped convict megan winfrey is involved in another lawsuit. professor myers who has taken part in hundreds of case including hers said the dog handling was abysmal. he has the complete faith in scent lineups if the dogs are well trained and guidelines are followed but that rarely happens. >> reporter: is this more science or art? >> it is an art mostly that

needs to become science if it's going to be used in a court of law or for other critical issues. >> reporter: authorities in texas found no dna linking megan to the murder. they did, however, find people who testified that she talked about the crime. still, even the prosecutors are cautious about dog evidence. >> it should be corroborated. a person should not be convicted solely on a dog scent. >> reporter: megan is waiting on her latest appeal. >> i've never been this hopeful. >> reporter: then again her family never thought she would wind up in jail in large part on the word of a dog. tom foreman, cnn, vincent, alabama. >> lots of questions about this. want to dig deeper. we spoke earlier with senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin and dr. laurence kobalinsky. jeff, best we can tell, meggan was charged with the

murder of this janitor in 2004. there was no physical evidence, no dna, nothing that linked her to the scene. everything was circumstantial except for the dog scenting. which was considered scientific evidence. should we be in a place where dog scenting could be relied on as the only scientific evidence? >> there are some legitimate controversies about blood spatter, bite, bite evidence but this is an absolute travesty. the idea that you could ever rely on dog scenting as evidence that could lead to someone being convicted of a serious crime, we don't know how good dogs are. we've all loved dogs and we all think dogs are very smart, but how often do dogs make mistakes? how often can a dog tell the difference between a true scent and a mistake. we have no statistics, we just have anecdotal evidence. the idea that this was allowed in a courtroom is a disgrace. >> again, i heard the story along with you. i was quite surprised by it. dr. k, you hear this all the

time. dog handlers who say their dogs can track scents across water, for long distances. there's been calls for tougher certification standards. what about this case? were you surprised by it? >> i was. i think one has to be very careful when working with dogs. i've never seen a dog testify on the stand. i worry, quite frankly, about false positives as well as false negatives. in fact, you can't really talk about dogs in general because every dog is unique and different. the training for a particular dog will be different from the training for the next dog. we really don't know if the dog is just excited about a cadaver or drugs or whatever it's trained to sniff out or it may be catching the scent of another dog of the opposite sex. so i have a lot of questions about this. i would say it's not science. i would say it's great for an investigative lead, great for law enforcement, but not ready for the courtroom. >> right. i think that's an important point. it's not like dogs should neverç

be used. if you want to try to find someone or find a body that hasn't been located and you use a dog to get to the location, that's great. then you get the evidence at the location that can be scientifically tested. >> dr. k, you were involved with the casey anthony trial. a lot of people remember the scent that emanated from the trunk. people trying to make sense of what that was, what it represented. how useful is evidence like that, the idea of aromas, scents being called into question here? >> again, if you're using a dog and it's reacting to the scent, it gives you an investigative lead, perhaps. but if you try to prove it through instrumental analysis as is what happened in the casey anthony case, it had better be published, validated, go through a series of different kinds of

tests to show that it's reliable information or else it never should end up in the courtroom. >> fascinating series. dr. laurence kobalinsky, jeffrey toobin, thank you. still ahead, we have incredible video of a show down on the india/pakistan border. we get the story behind the ceremony. number seven on anderson's elick -- ridiculous countdown, number seven, anyone that messes with matt damon. in high voice ] oh thank you. these things are heavy. zzzzzzzz! [ male announcer ] built for work. and everything you work for. hey, honey. i'm glad you're home. [ male announcer ] the chevy silverado. our most powerful hd yet. from fathers to sons, [ boy ] dad! [ male announcer ] chevy runs deep.

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investigation into last month's airstrike that killed 24 of their soldiers. now defense department's report blames a string of mistakes fueled by miscommunication, poor coordination, and distrust. it says the incident started when american soldiers came under fire. the pakistani intelligence officials dispute this, telling cnn the u.s. fired first and it was pakistani's returning fire that prompted the air strike. while all of this is raising tension between two strained allies, their chilly relationship with neighboring india is showing signs of a thaw. that may be hard to tell from one busy border crossing where after more than half a century, it's still business as usual. it's something you have to see in order to believe. we have the story. >> reporter: who's tougher? who's stronger? who's got more swagger? this is the daily showdown between nuclear neighbors pakistan and india at the border

crossing just outside of lahore. this war dance is a symbol of six decades of bad blood and mistrust sparked by a violent separation in 1947 after british rule, then fueled by three wars, a nuclear standoff, and a seemingly endless barrage of accusations from both sides. ever since 1959 the long-time rivals border guards have met here at sunset and faced off in a flag lowering ceremony. >> it's just about spirit and patriotism. >> reporter: each angry stomp, each glare, another dagger in this battle of bravado. if you want to know where india and pakistan's bitter rivalry feels like, this is where you come. the ceremony starts with a furious 50-yard march to the border gates.

then comes the stare downs followed by the synchronized lowering of the flags. the event is one of the region's most popular tourist attractions. thousands line the stands on each side of the border. few electrify the pakistani crowds more than this sergeant. at 6'6", 240 pounds, no border guard here is bigger. the towering figure who doesn't speak on camera but makes clear that his country is not to be messed with. over past year or so, there's been some developments and some signs that show maybe, just maybe, this icy relationship is thawing. pakistan and india are meeting again. leaders talking peace not pointing fingers. and work is under way to expand trade. despite signs of improved relations, the border gates are still slammed shut after every ceremony erasing half a century

of mistrust takes time, analysts say. until then, conflict, not peace, defines pakistan/india relations. reza sayah, cnn, pakistan. i've actually been to that part of pakistan just outside of lahore. it's amazing to think for nearly 60 years ceremonies like that have been going on. it may be a sign of thawing of some chilly relationships. we are following several other stories tonight as well. isha sesay joins us. sanjay, breaking news. two 5.8 earthquakes have hit new zealand. there's no word on damages or casualties. christchurch is still recovering from a 6.3 magnitude quake that devastated the city earlier killing more than 150 people. here at home a new national park service shows the washington monument has extensive cracks during its peak and rainfall leaks into various areas of the structure.ç

the monument has been closed since the magnitude 5.8 quake hit the area in august. john edward's legal team asking for another delay in his criminal trial that's supposed to start next month. this time, they're citing an unexpected medical issue but gave no specifics. he has pleaded not guilty to several charges, including violating campaign contribution laws. did you get a visit from a brown-suited elf today? it's the busiest day with 26 million packages expected to be delivered today alone. that is almost 300 packages a second. mean mile, a fedex executive has taken to youtube to apologize for the actions of this delivery guy in california who tossed a box containing a computer monitor over a fence saying his actions go against the company's values. this video of the incident has more than 5 million hits on youtube. the person expecting the delivery says they were at home

at the time and all the guy had to do was ring the bell. as for the worker's punishment, the executive said he no longer works with customers. sanjay? earn burnett out front is ahead at 11 p.m. eastern. what do you have on the show tonight? >> sanjay, we're continuing to cover that breaking news on the payroll, the republicans caving. republican senator scott brown had been really vocal. he's in a tight race for re-election up in massachusetts. he said house republicans were being irresponsible and not doing a deal. he comes out front tonight to talk about what comes next, whether there really is room for compromise. then we'll also talk to the governor of iowa. he sees a sleeper rise. i'll put it that way. someone who may be on the rise and a real upset in iowa. we'll tell you exactly what that is. then the battle between the supper powers. there is a big event happening in the middle of the pacific, sanjay. it's a feast and fireworks.

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we've been counting down the top ten ridiculists of the year based on your votes. tonight we have number seven, when someone was caught on tape messing with matt damon. here's anderson back in august. >> tonight we're adding anyone, and i mean anyone, who messes with matt damon. just don't do it, people. don't mess with matt damon. as a big fan of matt damon, and i am, i know not to mess with him. not that i would ever want to, some folks haven't learned that. it's a lesson that a certain reporter and certain cameraman had to learn the hard way over the weekend.

matt was -- i think i can call him matt. he was in washington for a save our schools rally. along with his mom who a teacher. he spoke out against teacher's job security. afterward some reporter from i think a libertarian website took him to task. watch this. >> in acting there isn't job security, right? there's an incentive to work hard and be a better actor because you want to have a job. why isn't it like that for teachers? >> you think job insecuritiy is what makes me work hard? >> see, right there. she just messed up. she just messed with matt damon. not a good idea. now she's about to get a well-reasoned, highly intellectual smack down, a smatt down if you will. it is awfully thrilling to watch. >> you have an incentive to work harder. >> i want to be an actor. it's not an incentive. that's the thing. you take this mba-style thinking.

it's intrinsically paternalistic view of problems that are much more complex than that. >> snap. holy dictionary matt man. he said just intrinsically paternalistic view. i think matt damon proved once and for all that his brain is a whole lot more goodwill hunting than it is team america. >> matt damon. >> matt damon. >> matt damon. >> matt damon. >> okay, yes, tre parker messed with matt damon. over and over again but they are brilliant so they get a pass. this reporter, we're talking about not so much. matt isn't quite done making his point. >> a teacher wants to teach. why else would you take a [ bleep ] salary and really long hours and do that job unless you really love to do it? >> she messed with matt damon and she is facing the dragon. people can debate all day about ed policy. that's the cool way to say education policy, which i just learned from matt damon. good teachers are highly educated and should be compensated appropriately.

stand by, though. stand by. a cameraman is about to mess with matt damon. >> 10% of teachers are bad. >> where did you get that number? >> 10% people in any profession should be doing something else. >> okay. maybe you're a [ bleep ] cameraman. >> he doesn't need special effects or stunt doubles or hair. his words are his nunchuks. don't miss with his mom either. can we see that again? >> 10% of teachers are bad. >> where did you get that number? >> go matt damon's mom. i loved how she jumped in there. where did you get that number? she's a great teacher and mom and proud of her son. he's a good actor and he has great taste in the ladies. >> i'm [ bleep ] matt damon. i'm [ bleep ] damon. >> she's [ bleep ] matt damon. >> i'm sorry but it's true. i'm [ bleep ] matt damon. >> she's [ bleep ] matt damon. >> i know it's old, but i still think it's funny.